Bappa Surname
Approximately 11,922 people bear this surname
Bappa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 6,932 | 1:25,554 | 2,211 |
| Bangladesh | 2,613 | 1:60,986 | 3,114 |
| Cameroon | 802 | 1:25,897 | 3,531 |
| Chad | 674 | 1:20,166 | 2,465 |
| Sri Lanka | 585 | 1:35,570 | 4,375 |
| Niger | 131 | 1:146,504 | 5,405 |
| India | 120 | 1:6,392,212 | 146,413 |
| Benin | 34 | 1:303,988 | 24,879 |
| England | 10 | 1:5,571,806 | 158,774 |
| Indonesia | 6 | 1:22,041,532 | 555,748 |
| United States | 5 | 1:72,491,787 | 1,102,614 |
| South Africa | 2 | 1:27,088,852 | 277,613 |
| United Arab Emirates | 2 | 1:4,581,136 | 93,443 |
| Maldives | 1 | 1:404,172 | 7,269 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Iran | 1 | 1:76,782,524 | 277,718 |
| Suriname | 1 | 1:552,616 | 9,664 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
Bappa (64,515) may also be a first name.
Bappa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Bappa Come From? nationality or country of origin
Bappa (Bengali: বাপ্পা, Hindi: बप्पा, Marathi: बापू, Oriya: ବାା) is held by more people in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It may also appear as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Bappa? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 43,601st most prevalent family name globally, borne by around 1 in 611,269 people. The surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 72 percent of Bappa are found; 70 percent are found in West Africa and 58 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 14,898th most frequent forename in the world It is held by 64,515 people.
The surname is most numerous in Nigeria, where it is held by 6,932 people, or 1 in 25,554. In Nigeria Bappa is primarily found in: Gombe, where 37 percent live, Adamawa, where 27 percent live and Bauchi, where 15 percent live. Outside of Nigeria this surname occurs in 18 countries. It is also common in Bangladesh, where 22 percent live and Cameroon, where 7 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
Bappa Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Bappa in the Bengali language | ||
| বাপ্পা | bappa | 97.89 |
| বাপপা | bapapa | 1.4 |
| বাপ্্পা | bappa | 0.7 |
| Bappa in the Hindi language | ||
| बप्पा | bappa | 84.09 |
| बाप्पा | bappa | 13.64 |
| बापा | bapa | 2.27 |
| Bappa in the Oriya language | ||
| ବାା | baa | 80 |
| ବାପା | bapa | 20 |
| Bappa in the Marathi language | ||
| बापू | bapu | 28.57 |
| बापुराव | bapurava | 28.57 |
| बापाआ | bapa'a | 14.29 |
| बापूराव | bapurava | 14.29 |
| बापु | bapu | 14.29 |
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Footnotes
- Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
- Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
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- Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Bappa
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